Hooggevoeligheid - HSP

H ere are some thoughts when it comes to relationships. First, a suggestion: Take it slowly. We'll say it again, because we think it's that important. Take it   slowly! One thing we've hear over and over again is that some Highly Sensitive People have a habit of moving their romantic relationships along a little too fast. It seems that women who are highly sensitive may be harmed by this more than highly sensitive men, but they aren't immune, either. We think it's probably because people with the trait of high sensitivity are so often very intuitive and they feel a new relationship is "right" and may tend to get intimate (sexually) too quickly. Unfortunately, often times "Mr. or Ms. Right" turns out to really be "Mr. or Ms. Wrong." And, when highly sensitive people move their relationships along too quickly and get intimate too soon, and because of hormone Oxytocin, younger women and older men often find themselves "bonde...

Today I offer you an article by Sylvia Brallier Being an Empath is a Double Edged Sword Can you feel what others around you are feeling? Are you sensitive to your surroundings? When you lay your hands on someone, do your hands know right where to go to help that person? Perhaps you are an empath. Curse or Blessing? Being an empath is a double edged sword. It can be both a curse and a blessing. On one hand, you have the ability to intuit exactly what you need to do to make someone comfortable. On the other, it is easy to lose track of what you need, because you are so accustomed to caring for other's comfort before caring for your own. You have easy access to information about what is going on with the people around you, but sometimes it is hard to know your own mind. Some people would love to learn how to be more empathic, while others would love to learn how to retain the best parts of that skill, while managing the more difficult aspects. this article will help you with both...

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future By Daniel H. Pink Review by Todd Hagler (aka Seeker)       Original Post: June 7, 2009   I don’t know if Daniel Pink has ever heard of the highly sensitive person (HSP); but I do know he’s created a guide for non-HSPs that can help them develop more HSP-like awareness.   A Whole New Mind is a long-running New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller that has been translated into eighteen languages. Written for the business world, A Whole New Mind argues the future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: designers, inventors, teachers, and storytellers–creative and emphatic “right-brain” thinkers. Sound familiar? A Whole New Mind is a light-hearted approach to a very serious change that is taking place in the world. Drawing on a variety of research, Pink outlines six fundamentally human abilities he believes are essential to professional success and personal ...

As the mother of a High Sensitive Child I know how hard school life can be.  She comes home most days with a screaming headache either from spending 8 hours under TL lamps or on a rainy day, from spending the break times in the covered recreation area with around 100 shouting youngsters. In a previous post I have told about the work of Elaine Aron.  She's got an absolute great book on the Highly Sensitive Child.  An absolute MUST HAVE. A highly sensitive child is one of the fifteen to twenty percent of children born with a nervous system that is highly aware and quick to react to everything. This makes them quick to grasp subtle changes, prefer to reflect deeply before acting, and generally behave conscientiously. They are also easily overwhelmed by high levels of stimulation, sudden changes, and the emotional distress of others. Because children are a blend of a number of temperament traits, some HSCs are fairly difficult--active, emotionally intense, demandin...

In my job I meet a lot of very sensitive people.  Most of them sound very surprised when I can sum up what Life feels like to them and can predict their reaction to certain situations. Well ... I suppose it takes one to know one :-) It takes some time for people to admit that they are Highly Sensive and even more time to see it a a very valuable aspect of ones Self, a precious bonus, a great asset. One of the books I enjoyed readingon the subject was The Highly Sensitive Person: How To Thrive When The World Overwhelms You by Elaine Aron.  Eilaine has a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and is a HSP herself. According to Dr. Aron's definition, the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) has a sensitive nervous system, is aware of subtleties in his/her surroundings, and is more easily overwhelmed when in a highly stimulating environment. Additionally, she says, the success of The Highly Sensitive Person is cause for celebration: "We...

15 jaar geleden startte ik met mijn praktijk.  In die tijd onder de naam Tremellin, later werd het ANYK The Company of Health. In het begin startte ik met voedingstherapie - Bachflowers en voetreflexologie.  Maar naarmate ik mij verder bijschoolde en specialiseerde, veranderde mijn therapie aanbod mee. De voorbije 5 jaren werkik bijna uitsluitend met hooggevoeligen.  Niettegenstaande de 'kwaal' waarvoor ze naar mij komen: allergie - emotionele problemen - slaapproblemen etc. steeds weer heb ik met hooggevoeligen te doen die zelf niet weten of beseffen dat ze hooggevoelig zijn en dat het dus niet de allergie is, die ik ga aanpakken, maar wel hun hooggevoeligheid. En zodoende is dit blog ontstaan.  Je vindt hier artikelen over hooggevoeligheid van allerlei auteurs van over de hele wereld. Ook stel ik regelmatig een boek voor en geef ik je info over opleidngen/cursussen, seminars etc. Een blog zou geen goed blog zijn als het een eenrichtingsverkeer wordt....